But I find myself subscribed to things that are no longer relevant, that came with some other signup process, that I got illegally dumped into, etc. And even when I don’t read them, I have to delete them every day, which takes time.

So I took an hour after work this week and painstakingly unsubscribed from everything I don’t get excited to open on a given day. (I’m looking at you, Amazon Daily Deals and Old Navy.) It was annoying. Repetitive. I cursed.

Many of the newsletters were redundant — I like the brand on Facebook or follow on Twitter, and I get the same information in my newsfeeds. Some were for events that I previously took part in and are now marketing to other cities, where I won’t be traveling. You get the idea.

Totally worth the investment of my hour. I’m already noticing a major difference in the time it takes me to do a first pass through email in the morning!

Not the most inventive or groundbreaking recommendations I’ve ever given, but I thought this might be the jumpstart some of you need to do a little inbox cleanup!

About Katy

Katy Widrick is a multimedia producer and online marketing consultant at MakeMediaOver.com. A NASM-certified personal trainer and AFAA-certified group exercise instructor, she writes about healthy living in a hectic world -- a balance between fitness and friendships, all built through social media. But her favorite job is mom to two beautiful girls.